Britain has committed itself to buying 138 F-35Bs and 24 of these will be operating from the two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers by 2023.
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Carrier Charles de Gaulle ready to launch air strikes from today
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told Europe 1 radio that aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will be “operational” starting from today and air strikes into Syria will begin soon.
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Lebanon rejects Russian Navy’s request to close airspace for exercise
Russian Navy warships in the Mediterranean wanted to conduct an exercise and Moscow sent a request to Lebanon to have part of its airspace closed for the war games. Lebanon turned down the request.
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China claims KJ-500’s radar system is 100% indigenous
China claimed a breakthrough in its airborne early warning technology by having indigenous hardware and software components of the KJ-500’s radar.
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Work expects F-35 to participate in Canada’s upcoming fighter competition
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said he expects the F-35 fighter to compete in the fighter competition to be launched by Canada’s new Liberal government.
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